NELLO BINI (1915-1998)

Ceramist and Sculptor

Nello Bini, who died in November 1998, is regarded as one of the most important Tuscan sculptors of this century; he was an Italian abstract artist using pottery as his medium.

He made traditional pottery like Maiolica, but also used stoneware and fireclay Two pieces which won the Faenza Prize in 1962 and 1972 can be seen in the Museo in Faenza. The exibition will be present an analogy of this forty years as a sculptor, and will contain about forty works of all sizes.

Nello Bini also ran a craft pottery studio whose products are ordered and spread widely through the United State.